A New Day for Jerusalem601Jerusalem, stand up! Shine!Your new day is dawning.The glory of the LORDshines brightly on you.2The earth and its peopleare covered with darkness,but the glory of the LORDis shining upon you.3Nations and kingswill come to the lightof your dawning day.Crowds Are Coming to JerusalemThe LORD said:4 Open your eyes! Look around!Crowds are coming.Your sons are on their wayfrom distant lands;your daughters are being carriedlike little children.5When you see this,your faces will glow;your hearts will poundand swell with pride.[V]swell with pride: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.Treasures from across the seaand the wealth of nationswill be brought to you.6Your country will be coveredwith caravans of young camelsfrom Midian and Ephah.[W]Midian … Ephah: Midian was the ancestor of a nomadic tribe of the Arabian desert, east of the Gulf of Aqaba. Ephah was a clan within the tribe of Midian.The people of Sheba[X]Sheba: Perhaps a place in what is now southwest Arabia. The Queen of Sheba brought gifts to Solomon (1 Kings 10.1-13).will bring gold and spicesin praise of me, the LORD.7Every sheep of Kedarwill come to you;rams from Nebaioth[Y]Kedar … Nebaioth: Regions in northern Arabia.will be yours as well.I will accept them as offeringsand bring honor to my temple.8What is that sailing bylike cloudsor like doves flying home?9On those distant islandsyour people are waitingfor me, the LORD.[Z]On … LORD: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.Seagoing ships[A]Seagoing ships: See the note at 2.16. lead the wayto bring them homewith their silver and gold.I, the holy LORD God of Israel,do this to honor your people,so they will honor me.Jerusalem Will Be RebuiltThe LORD said:10Jerusalem, your city wallswill be rebuilt by foreigners;their rulers will becomeyour slaves.I punished you in my anger;now I will be kindand treat you with mercy.11 Your gates will be openday and nightto let the rulers of nationslead their people to youwith all their treasures.12Any nation or kingdomthat refuses to serve youwill be wiped out.13Wood from Lebanon's best treeswill be brought to you—the pines, the firs,and the cypress trees.It will be used in my templeto make beautiful the placewhere I rest my feet.14 The descendants of enemieswho hated and mistreated youwill kneel at your feet.They will say, “You are Zion,the city of the LORD,the holy One of Israel.”15You were hated and deserted,rejected by everyone.But I will make you beautiful,a city to be proud offor all time to come.16You will drain the wealthof kings and foreign nations.You will know that I,the mighty LORD God of Israel,have saved and rescued you.17I will bring bronze and ironin place of wood and stone;in place of bronze and iron,I will bring gold and silver.I will appoint peace and justiceas your rulers and leaders.18Violence, destruction, and ruinwill never again be heard ofwithin your borders.“Victory” will be the nameyou give to your walls;“Praise” will be the nameyou give to your gates.19 You won't need the lightof the sun or the moon.I, the LORD your God,will be your eternal lightand bring you honor.20Your sun will never setor your moon go down.I, the LORD, will beyour everlasting light,and your days of sorrowwill come to an end.21Your people will live rightand always own the land;they are the trees I plantedto bring praise to me.22Even the smallest familywill be a powerful nation.I am the LORD,and when the time comes,I will quickly do all this.